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1st place Conservation Photographer of the Year

Kerim Sabuncuoglu Turkey

36°58'15.59" N 27°27'26.99" E

A dead moray eel on an abandoned fishing line. Having bitten on to a sharp hook at the end of a ghost fishing line, the eel entangled itself further as it tried to wriggle free. “Every spin slowly suffocated the poor animal until it couldn’t breathe anymore,” says photographer Kerim Sabuncuoglu. “This photograph shows a silent scream.”

BEHIND THE LENS

Conservation Photographer of the Year, Kerim Sabuncuoglu

Kerim Sabuncuoglu Turkey

ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Glassy calm conditions
  • Taken while scuba diving
  • Sunny conditions
  • Taken late morning